The strands of hair weaving back and forth The delighted squeals of a young ******* her first day of school Her mom returns the smile that is radiating from her daughter She can see in the gleam of her eye The dreams swimming through her mind Of fairies and princes And a castle on a hill
The strands of hair weaving back and forth The delighted laughter of a young woman on her last day of high school Her mom gently places the graduation cap on the head of her daughter She can see in the gleam of her eye The dreams swimming through her mind Of the unbridled future And all that will come
The strands of hair weaving back and forth The delighted blush of the new bride on her wedding day Her mom wipes the joyful tears from her daughters eyes while ignoring her own She can see in the gleam of her eye The dreams swimming through her mind Of the groom that held her heart And a little girl yet to come Who's hair she would weave back and forth